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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
Simplex Infrastructures Limited is an India-based civil engineering and construction contracting company. The Company is engaged in designing, engineering and construction for various projects such as transportation, power, energy and utilities, buildings and marine, among…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A middling business, reasonably priced — but flagged on governance.
SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a thin 3.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.84× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -3.8% of its market value.
Book value itself has compounded 48%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a weak 4.1%. In the latest quarter profit fell 43% versus the prior quarter.
At 52× earnings, the stock sits at the 35th percentile of its own 1.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~21%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The forensic screen raises 2 red flags: 68% of pre-tax profit is other income, not operations; Share count up 36% over 4 years — heavy equity dilution.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 46.5 | 22.44 | worse |
| P/B | 2.31 | 2.58 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.34 | 29.45 | worse |
| ROE | 4.1 | 6.27 | worse |
| ROCE | 2.36 | — | — |
| ROA | 1.19 | 3.35 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 2.2 | 11.27 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen & Toubro | 27.1 | 5.0 | 15.8% |
| RVNL | 44.7 | 4.1 | 8.9% |
| ACME Solar Holdings | 36.9 | 3.3 | 9.1% |
Revenue declined 6% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
2 of the 4 years shown had a loss — profitability is inconsistent. The latest year saw a +235% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from -42% to 5% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 4% — modest; the capital isn't working hard. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 160pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (235% vs 157%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 157% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
2 of 4 years had negative operating cash flow — profitability on paper may not translate to cash. Cash conversion at 1.8× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 11% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 43% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 1.6y median.
Promoters at 36.0% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock.
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